| Shooter Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | Since November 2017 (6 years, 10 months) |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan Armed Forces |
| Branch |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | LIFT |
| Airbase | PAF Base Mianwali |
| Motto(s) | ترے سامنے اسماں اور بھی ہیں (Urdu for 'There are vast skies ahead of you') |
| Mascot(s) | An Eagle |
| Aircraft | F-7P Skybolt |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Interceptor | Chengdu F-7P Skybolt |
| Trainer | Chengdu FT-7P |
The Shooter squadron is a Lead In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) unit of the Pakistan Air Force which operates F-7P Skybolts from Mianwali Airbase. It is the only PAF squadron without a numerical designation.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Khan, Farhat; Hashmi, Qadeer (2024). History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force (1st ed.). pp. 290–291. ISBN 978-969-7518-01-2.
- ^ "AIR CHIEF INAUGURATES SHOOTER SQUADRON AT PAF BASE MM ALAM". Pakistan Air Force Official Website. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ Khan, Bilal (2018-01-15). "Why Pakistan is unlikely to procure a lead-in-fighter-trainer (LIFT)". Quwa.org. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "AIR CHIEF INAUGURATES SHOOTER SQUADRON AT PAF BASE M. M. ALAM". Hilal Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2024-07-20.